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All-American Girl: The Complete Series
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All-American Girl: The Complete Series

1994
Drawing on comedienne Margaret Cho's impersonations of her traditional Korean mother, this short-lived sitcom follows the efforts of hip, club-hopping Margaret Kim to Americanize her immigrant parents -- and her grandmother proves an unlikely ally.

Directed by:

  • Terry Hughes
  • Arlene Sanford
  • Andrew D. Weyman
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    Rhino Rescue
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    Rhino Rescue

    2009
    Beverly Joubert and Dereck Joubert produce and direct this National Geographic documentary that recounts their efforts to rescue black rhinos from extinction. Targeted by poachers, the worldwide population of black rhinos has diminished at an alarming rate, now totaling less than 4,000. Aided by the Botswana Defense Force, the Jouberts helm a historic effort to remove the rhinos from harm's way and relocate them.

    Directed by:

  • Dereck Joubert
  • Beverly Joubert
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 1
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 1

    2000
    Young mom Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) enjoys a relationship with her precocious teenage daughter, Rory (Alexis Bledel), that's based more on friendship than maternal love. Together, they face life's challenges such as dating, finances and social woes -- and even the required Friday night dinners with Lorelai's parents in exchange for paying Rory's tuition at a college prep school. The entire first season of this charming TV drama is included.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Blue's Clues: Blue's Room: It's Hug Day
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    Blue's Clues: Blue's Room: It's Hug Day

    2004
    Join curious pup Blue and some of her pals -- including Moona, Polka Dots, Fred and Roary -- as they hunt for clues and have a blast hanging out in Blue's room. The video features one episode of "Blue's Clues," one installment of "Blue's Room" and two bonus episodes that will help preschoolers develop cognitive skills, stretch their creativity and have fun with Blue's blend of music, games, dancing, puzzles, drawing and wordplay.

    Directed by:

  • Elizabeth Holder
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 3
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 3

    2002
    Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory's (Alexis Bledel) mother-daughter relationship is far from cloying or boring; instead, it's a constant give-and-take, forcing each to grow up a little at a time. This season begins with Rory back from the nation's capital. Lorelai's glad to have her close once again -- but of course, complications arise, including a meddling Emily (Kelly Bishop), a surprise announcement from Gran (Marion Ross) and more.

    Directed by:

  • Amy Sherman-Palladino
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 4
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 4

    2003
    They just keep getting better (when they aren't battling life-changing travails, that is); those beloved Gilmore Girls, Rory and Lorelai, return for a fourth hit season filled with snappy dialogue and intriguing stories. This season, Rory (Alexis Bledel) starts her first year at Yale University, and Lorelai (Lauren Graham) opens the Dragonfly Inn for business -- at long last -- thanks to a timely loan from Luke Danes (Scott Patterson).

    Directed by:

  • Amy Sherman-Palladino
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 5
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 5

    2004
    Fresh from spending a summer in Europe with her wealthy grandmother (Kelly Bishop), the now college-age Rory (Alexis Bledel) returns to Yale University to begin her second year of studies. Meanwhile, her mother, Lorelei (Lauren Graham), is back in Stars Hollow, making her own dreams come true as the owner of a fabulous inn. What else does the fifth season have in store for the lovely Gilmore girls? Only time will tell.

    Directed by:

  • Amy Sherman-Palladino
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 6
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 6

    2005
    In the sixth season of this drama series, familial relations in Stars Hollow are more bungled than ever. For one thing, Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory (Alexis Bledel) aren't on speaking terms, mostly because Rory dropped out of Yale and is living in her grandparents' pool house. Feeling the void despite her recent engagement to Luke (Scott Patterson), Lorelai buys a new dog and names him Paul Anka.

    Directed by:

  • Amy Sherman-Palladino
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 7
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 7

    2006
    Armed with their witty rejoinders and obscure pop culture references, mother-and-daughter Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory (Alexis Bledel) are back to take on more of life's pleasures and pains in the seventh season of this inspired dramatic comedy. The final season of this beloved series known for its witty, fast-paced dialogue finds Rory graduating Yale, Lane giving birth to twins, and Lorelai finally getting hitched ... but to whom?

    Directed by:

  • Lee Shallat Chemel
  • Bethany Rooney
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    The Closer: Season 5
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    The Closer: Season 5

    2009
    Georgia detective Brenda Johnson (Emmy winner Kyra Sedgwick) transfers to the Los Angeles Police Department to head up the Major Crimes Division, where her Southern charm and well-honed interrogation skills help her elicit confessions from even the toughest criminals. In the fifth season of the popular crime series, Brenda adjusts to her division's new role investigating kidnapping and fraud as well as high-profile murders.

    Directed by:

  • Arvin Brown
  • Rick Wallace
  • Elodie Keene
  • Scott Ellis
  • Michael M. Robin
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    Oz: Season 2
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    Oz: Season 2

    1998
    HBO's controversial hit drama series continues, following the extremely violent way of life inside an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison (aka "Oz") as warring factions within the system constantly try to gain the upper hand. New prisoners in this frightful, gripping world include the sexually provocative child killer Shirley Bellinger and a guilty priest who'll be forced to pay a terrible penance.

    Directed by:

  • Nick Gomez
  • Uli Edel
  • Bob Balaban
  • Kathy Bates
  • Alan Taylor
  • Mary Harron
  • Jean de Segonzac
  • Keith Samples
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    Oz: Season 3
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    Oz: Season 3

    1999
    This Emmy-nominated series from HBO was groundbreaking when it began, and continues to thrill in subsequent seasons. Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison, focuses on prisoner rehabilitation over public retribution. In this world, every gang has its mutual friends -- and mutual enemies -- and the third season sees animosity grow and relationships become more complex in the gritty world behind the prison walls.

    Directed by:

  • Nick Gomez
  • Matt Dillon
  • Adam Bernstein
  • Barbara Kopple
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    Oz: Season 4
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    Oz: Season 4

    2000
    Oswald State Penitentiary (aka "Oz") is in complete lockdown at the start of yet another gripping season of this shocking HBO drama series, and tensions are at their highest as Warden Leo Glynn (Ernie Hudson) tries to broker peace. In the meantime, Beecher (Lee Tergesen) and Keller (Christopher Meloni) have a difficult time keeping their liaison a secret, and the rest of the prisoners try to make a difficult existence that much more manageable.

    Directed by:

  • Nick Gomez
  • Matt Dillon
  • Adam Bernstein
  • Barbara Kopple
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    The Closer: Season 3
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    The Closer: Season 3

    2007
    Underneath her Southern belle exterior, Deputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson (Golden Globe winner Kyra Sedgwick) is one of the LAPD's best weapons, able to wring the truth from even the toughest suspect. She may step on a few toes, including those of her boss, Will Pope (J.K. Simmons), but she always gets the confession. Jon Tenney and G.W. Bailey co-star in this powerful TNT series.

    Directed by:

  • Michael M. Robin
  • Arvin Brown
  • Elodie Keene
  • Rick Wallace
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    The Astronomers
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    The Astronomers

    1991
    Outer space is demystified in this riveting series that makes use of interviews, footage, animation and special-effects technology to explore the universe through the eyes of the men and women who know the most about it: astronomers. Six episodes are included in this collection: "Where Is the Rest of the Universe?" "Searching for Black Holes," "A Window to Creation," "Waves of the Future," "Stardust" and "Prospecting for Planets."

    Directed by:

  • Linda Feferman
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    Bewitched: Season 5
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    Bewitched: Season 5

    1968
    Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) continues to cause magical headaches for husband Darrin (Dick York) in the fifth season of the classic comedy hit. This year, Samantha's meddling mother, Endora (Agnes Moorehead), shrinks Darrin, Samantha travels back in time, Uncle Arthur (Paul Lynde) summons Napoleon, Tabitha (Erin Murphy) turns a classmate into a butterfly and Samantha's sister Serena (also Montgomery) interferes with the Stephens's marriage.

    Directed by:

  • Seymour Robbie
  • Paul Davids
  • Ida Lupino
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    Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    1995
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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